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Global Risks Report 2025: increasingly grim expectations

Misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events, state-based armed conflicts, societal polarization and cyber espionage and warfare are the Top 5 short-term (2 years) risks according to the World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2024-2025.


Generali Global Corporate & Commercial and Descartes Underwriting launch a new ILS fund, which represents a breakthrough in parametric insurance

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and Descartes Underwriting announced the launch of the new Lumyna Twelve Capital Parametric Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Fund, which is a pioneer in the fast-growing ILS market and is a significant step forward in the GC&C and Descartes partnership, aimed at expanding the use of parametric solutions in the natural catastrophe insurance space.

COB announced the launch of a new campaign aimed to encourage insurance providers and insurance bodies to support the ‘Charter of Road Traffic Victims Rights’

COB, an international organisation active in the motor insurance sector and acting for the protection of cross-border road traffic victims, announced the launch of a new campaign which aims to encourage insurance providers and insurance bodies to support the ‘Charter of Road Traffic Victims Rights’, the press release says.













Why CMR can’t fully protect European cargo owners

CMR, or the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road, has been mandatory in Europe for international haulage for many decades now. But just how effective is it as a form of carrier liability insurance, and what impact do the gaps in this coverage have on businesses?



Guy Carpenter: a transitioning reinsurance market responds to cedents’ increased demand through mid-year 2024

Mid-year renewals reflected a transitioning reinsurance market meeting demand in a dynamic trading environment, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said. Loss-free property programs generally saw easing of pricing, even as demand increased. While casualty programs were also completed with adequate capacity, pricing and underwriting scrutiny persisted due to a variety of market trends.